He said it was for the party to decide whether it should give ticket to Tytler and he cannot comment because he "is not the minister-in-charge nor the judge."
"I cannot pronounce anybody guilty or innocent," he said when asked by CNN-IBN whether it was proper for the party to give tickets to people like Tytler against whom questions have been raised.
"No, not at all. I don't think he intended to hurt me. He intended to provoke me. Why should I be provoked," he said in reply to a question whether he was scared by Wednesday's incident.
Chidambaram also said that he did not expect the journalist to apologise to him personally as he has apologised and his employer called up to apologise. "I don't expect any further apology."
Asked if he felt that the journalist's action would rapture relations between media and politicians, the minister said, "Why, no, not at all. I think it was an emotional outburst by one journalist and I think we should allow it to rest."
